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- Psalms
- Chapter 59
- Verse 17
Psalms 59:17
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
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Barnes' Notes
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing - The source of strength to me; the real strength by which I have obtained deliverance is in thee. See the notes at Psa 18:1. For God is my defense - See the…
David here encourages himself, in reference to the threatening power of his enemies, with a pious resolution to wait upon God and a believing expectation that he should yet praise him.
I. He resolves…
Render,
Yet as for me, I shall sing of thy strength;
Yea, I shall sing aloud of thy lovingkindness in the morning:
For thou hast been a high tower for me,
And a refuge In the day of my distress.
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